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1、WewishyouamerryChristmas,wewishyouamerryChristmas…"Haveyouheardthatsong?Yup!It'sChristmastime!ThisChristmas,Istayedwithmy"hostfamily"1.ItwasanamazingexperiencetoseehowatypicalAmericanfamilywouldcelebratethebiggestwesternfestivaloftheyear.Christmas,likeourSpringFestival,hasameaninginitself.Chr
2、istmasDay,whichisonDecember25,isthebirthdayofJesusChrist--thesonofGod.That'swhyitiscalledChristmas.Onthatday,ChristianswouldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliestocelebratethebirthdayofJesus.Butnowadays,thereligiousmeaningofChristmashasbecomelessemphasized.Tomanyfamilies,itisjustatimeoffamilyreunionan
3、dtheever-excitingpresent-giving.OurschoolhadbeenonwintervacationsinceDecember11.Istayedatmyfriend,StephenStapczynski'shouse--hisfamilywasmy"hostfamily".AlthoughChristmaswasstillmorethantendaysahead,thefestivespirithadalreadybeenteemingeverywhere.TheChristmastreehadalreadybeensetup,andoneveryw
4、indowsill,therewereChristmaslights.OnthefirstdayIarrivedattheirhouse,StephenandIhelpedMrs.StapczynskiputdecorationsontheChristmastree.Thetreelookedsonicewithallthelightsonandthebeautifulornamentsdanglingfromitsbranches.AsChristmascamecloser,thewholeneighborhoodhadmadepreparationstoo.Somepeopl
5、ewouldholdpartiesattheirhouses,invitingalltheirneighborstocome.Soeverynight,ifyouwentout,youwouldseealonglineofcarsparkedinfrontofsomehouse--aparty'son!What'smore,theChristmasdecorationsthatsomepeopleputontheirwindowsandingardenswerejustamazing.Ononenight,wewentoutinourcarfora"touroflights".T
6、herewasonestreetthatwassofamousforitslightsthatitgotitswayintothelocalpaper.Wehadahardtimefindingthewell-hiddenstreet,butitturnedouttobeworththeeffort.Lightsshonebrightlyinfrontofnearlyeveryhouse,ontrees,bushes,doors,windows…everywhere,takingdifferentshapes,makingitseemalmostlikedaytime.Hugei
7、nflatablefiguresinthefrontgardenswerewavingtous:therewereSantaClauses2,ofcourse,chucklingmerrilyaway;andtherewerealsootherChristmasfigures,likeRudolph3--thered-nosedreindeer--withhisrednosegleamingeversobrightly;evenBartSimpson--acharacterint
